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Loossemble will make their official debut this September.Loossemble, a portmanteau of “LOONA” and “assemble”, is a quintet that recently formed under CTDENM and features five LOONA members: Hyunjin, Yeojin, Vivi, Gowon and Hyeju. The group were formed in late-July, following the five members’ departure from Blockberry Creative.Yesterday (August 20), Loossemble released a trailer called ‘..searching for their friends’, which teased that the girl group would be releasing new music on September 15.
The date coincides with the start of their upcoming 2023 US tour in New York.According to CTDENM, Loossemble will “kick off their activities in the United States, then return to Korea to continue their official activities”, per Korea JoongAng Daily. The K-pop agency also said that there will be a “finale” in Korea following their US tour.General tickets for Loossemble’s 2023 ‘LOONA Assemble: the US Debut Ceremony’ are on sale now, with most cities available from Ticketmaster.
Prices for tickets range per city, click the link to find out more.In related news, LOONA sub-unit Odd Eye Circle – featuring Kim Lip, Jinsoul and Choerry – recently made their first comeback with ‘Version Up’ under Modhaus, the K-pop agency founded by former LOONA creative director Jaden Jeong.Meanwhile, a Seoul court has reportedly ruled in favour of former LOONA member Chuu in her contract lawsuit against Blockberry Creative. It comes nearly a year after the K-pop agency removed the singer from the girl group.
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Kim Kardashian is now an actress. The long time reality TV star is taking on new creative challenges in the series “American Horror Story: Delicate,” where she plays a strict manager. From Lauren Sanchez to the Kardashians: All about Beyoncé’s star-packed ‘Renaissance’ birthday concertKourtney Kardashian Barker ‘grateful’ after urgent life-saving fetal surgeryThe trailer was released earlier this week, and shows some of the conflict that the series will explore.
TOWIE legend James Lock is set to make a dramatic return to reality TV this summer, as he will star in the latest series of Ex On The Beach, alongside his own famous ex.The 36 year old Essex businessman will come face-to-face with Yazmin Oukhellou, who also signed up for the MTV series. A source revealed to The Sun that bosses were “thrilled” James will be making a return to reality TV, and have promised “fireworks” from the upcoming series.The source told the publication: “James always makes great TV so bosses were thrilled when he agreed to come back for another round.
UFC parent Endeavor Group and World Wrestling Entertainment said today they expect to close the planned merger of UFC and WWE on September 12. That’s on the earlier end of expectations as Endeavor said in August it expected the deal to close in mid-to-late September.
Todd Longwell Felipe Dieppa never thought he would set foot in Kentucky. A native of Queens, N.Y., he had a successful career as a child actor, originating the voice of Diego on the animated series “Dora the Explorer” and essaying roles in everything from “Law & Order: SVU” to the movie “Dan in Real Life” before segueing to a career as a producer.
Jung Kook of BTS will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup, making one of his first live solo appearances at the Sept. 23 concert in New York’s Central Park.
Jung Kook of BTS will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup, making one of his first live solo appearances at the Sept. 23 concert in New York’s Central Park. The record-setting K-Pop singer, whose debut solo single "Seven" hit No.
Kylie Jenner and TimothéeChalamet have confirmed their romantic relationship. The pair, after months of rumors tying them together, were spotted kissing a Beyonce’s concert in Los Angeles. Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet dating since Paris Fashion Week: ReportLily-Rose Depp reveals relationship with rapper Danielle BalbuenaKylie Jenner drives to Timothee Chalamet’s house amid breakup rumorsA post shared by TMZ (@tmz_tv)Chalamet and Jenner were recorded at the concert, with him wearing a black hoodie and a matching cap, and Jenner wearing her hair in an updo.
What to do with a broken violin peg, or a leaky euphonium? For students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, such a predicament doesn’t mean catastrophe. They have at their disposal a repair shop where a quartet of dedicated individuals attend to damaged instruments, restoring them to exemplary condition.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic In “Maestro,” playing the legendary American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, Bradley Cooper has a light in his eye — a glow of merriment and mischief, of gleeful cosmopolitan desire. His Lenny is a prodigy, a prankster, a seducer, a monk of creative devotion and, through it all, a man of epic contradiction. In public, he tends toward the proper and stentorian; in private, he’s recklessly exuberant enough to give new — or maybe old — meaning to the word gay.
broke records with the release of their eponymous docuseries on Netflix late last year — but the Duke hasn’t been able to recreate the same magic with his follow-up streaming series, “Heart of Invictus.”The five-part series has failed to make Netflix’s Top 10 chart in both the US and the UK since its release last Wednesday, according to Newsweek, who branded the show a “flop.” “Heart of Invictus” follows six athletes competing in the Invictus Games — the sporting event founded by Harry back in 2014 for wounded servicemen and women.The Prince served as an executive producer for the series, while his company, Archewell, is listed as the production house behind the show. Harry and Markle have signed a lucrative deal with Netflix estimated to be worth a whopping $100 million, so it’s possible that the streaming giant is unhappy with the lackluster debut of “Heart of Invictus.” The company could be hoping for more bang for their buck from the royals.
LOONA member Chuu will soon be making her solo debut.On August 29, Sports DongAh reported that the K-pop idol was gearing up to make her solo debut. The news was later confirmed by her agency, ATRP, which said that Chuu is “preparing to release a solo album in October”.The upcoming release will mark Chuu’s first solo music since her firing from girl group LOONA in late 2022 by her former agency Blockberry Creative.
Shakira is making history! On Monday, MTV announced that the 46-year-old singer will be the 2023 recipient of its coveted Video Vanguard Award at this year's Video Music Awards, making her the first South American artist to earn the honor.Shakira, a four-time VMAs winner, will accept the award and perform at this year's ceremony, which will be her first time on an MTV stage in 17 years. She's up for four Moon People this year: Best Collaboration, Best Latin (2x) and Artist of the Year.«Shakira is a true global force who continues to inspire and influence the masses with her unique, musical prowess.
Phoebe Bridgers made another onstage appearance with Christian Lee Hutson at Connect Festival today (August 27), after the pair performed together at an Øya festival spin-off show earlier this month.Performing at the Edinburgh festival at Royal Highland Showground today, where Boygenius – Bridgers’ band with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus – are due to headline, she came out to sing ‘Lose This Number’, ‘Chesapeake’ and ‘Rubberneckers‘ with the US singer-songwriter.Their performance follows Bridgers’ surprise appearance at Oslo’s Vulkan Arena concert hall earlier this month – where Hutson headlined the venue as part of his ongoing tour.Check out footage of this weekend’s performance below.“Phoebe and I were in this band called Better Oblivion Community Center,” Hutson said before they performed ‘Chesapeake’. “And we’re gonna do this song from that,” he said, joking that they “might abort it” part way through.She previously teamed up with Hutson on stage at last year’s The Ally Coalition benefit gig and during a television appearance on CBS Mornings.
Heat, saying he still wants “to make it”.Starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, the 1995 critically-acclaimed crime epic is written and directed by Mann. A sequel, Heat 2, was released as a novel last year, which takes place both after and before the original film.At the time Mann, expressed how he plans to turn the novel into a movie at some point. “It’s totally planned to be a movie,” the director said at the time.
Love Island USA, which just welcomed a former UK Islander to the cast, has made reality TV history as two female contestants shared a groundbreaking snog. Singletons Kassy Castillo and Johnnie Garcia shared an intimate moment on one of the sofas in the villa, as they both admitted to having feelings for each other.
Dina Asher-Smith came eighth in the Women's 100m sprint at the final of the World Athletic Championships in Budapest. Sha'Carri Richardson, from the USA, stormed to first place with a jaw-dropping time of 10.65 seconds, narrowly beating Jamaican pair Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. But Dina, 27, who was running for Great Britain, unfortunately trailed behind and didn't even make the top three of the sprinters, with her time at 11 seconds.
The SAG and WGA strikes threatened to really ruin the fall film festival season for a minute there. And while some films eventually did bail, not wanting to risk the idea of now acting talent there to promote it— “Challengers” and “Dune 2” for two examples—despite the challenges of promotion and worries around it, the 2023 fall film festival selections have been excellent at all of the festivals.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director In a recent interview with Rolling Stone to promote his directorial effort “Shortcomings,” actor and comedian Randall Park criticized Hollywood for taking the wrong lessons from a massive blockbuster like Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” The Margot Robbie-led comedy has earned over $1 billion at the worldwide box office, but Park said making more movies about toys should not be the industry’s takeaway. “I feel like, just in general, this industry is taking the wrong lessons,” Park said. “For example, ‘Barbie’ is this massive blockbuster, and the idea is: Make more movies about toys! No.
You Me At Six have announced the cancellation of their upcoming US tour.Yesterday (August 14), the band took to social media to announce the cancellation, explaining that the tour had to be scrapped over “personal reasons”.“We regret to announce that our tour of the US due to start next month is cancelled due to personal reasons. We’re sorry to all our American Sixers who have tickets.